Potato-masher.



No. 628,998. Patented July l3, i899. G. B. ST. JOHN.

POTATO "ASHER.

(Application mejd May 14, 1896.)

(No Model.)

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GARLAND B. ST. JOHN, OF KALAMAZOO, MIOHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO J OHN D.

WVILSON, OF BATTLE GREEK, MICHIGAN.

POTATO-I-M'ASH ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 628,998, dated July 18,1899. I p

' Applicationfiled May 14,1896. Serial No. 591,559. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GARLAND B. ST. JOHN, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Kalamazoo,in the county of Kalamazoo and Stateof Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Potato-Masher, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in potato-mashers, and moreparticularly to that class of potato-mashers having wire heads forcrushing through the potatoes.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a potato-masher whichis cheap and easy to construct; second, to provide a wire potato-masherwhich is durable, and, third, to provide a wire potato-masher which isquickly and easily cleaned or cleared of any accumu-" lations upon it,and other objects appearing definitely in the detailed description. Iaccomplish these obj ecis of my invention by the device described in thefollowingspecification and illustrated in the single View on theaccompanying sheet of drawing.

Referring to the lettered parts of the drawing, A represents a handle ofwood or other suitable material, which carries the remaining part of theimplement, which is made up of a single piece of coarse wire or smallrod which is formed with a shank B, which is inserted into the handle Aand formed into a flat coil for the head at the bottom. The outer end ofthe coil is open and free. The coils of the head all being entirelyseparate from each other form open spaces to allow the head to becrushed down through potatoes or other Vegetables and also to permit thesame to be perfectly cleaned by passing a suitable cloth down the shankand out through the coils successively. This structure also permits of 0a ready clearing by giving the same a jar,

, which causes thelong rod in the coil to vibrate and shake itself clearof an upon it.

y accumulations I am aware that potato-mashers and similar implementshave heretofore been constructed with Wire heads, and am also aware thatthey have been constructedwith conicalshaped heads of coiledspring-wire. These are different from. my device and are objectionablein that much force is expended in operating the springs which isentirely unnecessary. They are also made of several pieces of wire orwires looped across each other, which make them. very objectionable,owing to the fact that they cannot be quickly and perfectly cleanedafter they have been used. a.

I will say that my improved potato-masher is capableof some variationWithout departing from my invention. The coils forming the head need notnecessarily be circular, but may take any other approved and convenientshape. The space between the coils of the head should be equal to thewidth or diameter of the rod, as shown, to secure the best results. Whenso constructed, a singlestroke through potatoes or other vegetablesthoroughly mashes them, and that, too, with a minimum of labor.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A potato-masher consisting of a handle, a single shank extendingtherefrom, a head consisting of a spiral flat coil wound around 75 thesame having a free outer end, the said shank and head being formed of asingle rigid rod as specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand andseal in the presenceof two witnesses. 8o

GARLAND B. sT. JOHN. L 5.

Witnesses:

' VENE E. CHAPPELL, -WALTER S. W001).

